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Government Revenue And Expenditure Growth Both Slow In January; Our Fear Is Of Still More Tax Hikes Next Year

Growth in both government revenue and expenditure were sluggish in January. Fortunately, the fact that expenditure growth has lagged in the same way as revenue growth means that the 4.1% of GDP deficit budgeted for 2014/15 in the MTBPS, should still be met. However, it is interesting to note that last week's 2015 Budget came in more optimistic, with a revised budget d...Read more